EP1881515A4 - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Electronic apparatus

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Publication number
EP1881515A4
EP1881515A4 EP06835085A EP06835085A EP1881515A4 EP 1881515 A4 EP1881515 A4 EP 1881515A4 EP 06835085 A EP06835085 A EP 06835085A EP 06835085 A EP06835085 A EP 06835085A EP 1881515 A4 EP1881515 A4 EP 1881515A4
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Prior art keywords
electronic apparatus
electronic
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP06835085A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1881515A1 (en
Inventor
Tomoya Okuzumi
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Panasonic Corp
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Panasonic Corp
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Application filed by Panasonic Corp filed Critical Panasonic Corp
Publication of EP1881515A1 publication Critical patent/EP1881515A1/en
Publication of EP1881515A4 publication Critical patent/EP1881515A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/14—Tumblers
    • H01H23/143—Tumblers having a generally flat elongated shape
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/28—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions
    • H01H23/30—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions with stable centre positions and one or both end positions unstable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/008—Actuators other then push button
    • H01H2221/018—Tumbler
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2221/00—Actuators
    • H01H2221/036—Return force
    • H01H2221/044—Elastic part on actuator or casing
EP06835085A 2006-02-20 2006-12-21 Electronic apparatus Withdrawn EP1881515A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2006042002A JP2007220579A (en) 2006-02-20 2006-02-20 Electronic device
PCT/JP2006/325519 WO2007097107A1 (en) 2006-02-20 2006-12-21 Electronic apparatus

Publications (2)

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EP1881515A1 EP1881515A1 (en) 2008-01-23
EP1881515A4 true EP1881515A4 (en) 2011-06-29

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EP06835085A Withdrawn EP1881515A4 (en) 2006-02-20 2006-12-21 Electronic apparatus

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US7884297B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1881515A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2007220579A (en)
CN (1) CN101180697B (en)
WO (1) WO2007097107A1 (en)

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US3694607A (en) * 1971-10-22 1972-09-26 Gen Electric Plastic spring toggle action
US5934453A (en) * 1997-09-24 1999-08-10 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Key top holding structure
US6239726B1 (en) * 1997-10-27 2001-05-29 Nec Corporation Pushbutton arrangement
JP2002184268A (en) * 2000-12-19 2002-06-28 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Cabinet with button illuminated from inside
US20020104748A1 (en) * 2001-02-02 2002-08-08 Marina Levendis Rocker switch
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US7884297B2 (en) 2011-02-08
EP1881515A1 (en) 2008-01-23
WO2007097107A1 (en) 2007-08-30
CN101180697B (en) 2010-10-13
CN101180697A (en) 2008-05-14
US20100219057A1 (en) 2010-09-02
JP2007220579A (en) 2007-08-30

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